| 单词 | evoke |
| 释义 | evoke 1. a. < the people avoid mentioning the names of the gods, because … to name them is to evoke them — J.G.Frazer > < controls his demons largely through ritual which can both evoke and propitiate them — Francis Huxley > b. < a list of qualities which men in more religious days evoked with familiar approval, but some of which have grown pale — C.W.deKiewiet > < the name of Socrates is not one that would ordinarily be evoked by a defender of artists — Times Literary Supplement > 2. a. < his action evoked official displeasure > < that remark evoked nothing, not even curiousity — Clarissa F. Cushman > b. < these exigencies evoked a university in Bologna, Paris, and Oxford — H.O.Taylor > < advertising created modern American radio …, evoked the modern slick periodical — D.M.Potter > c. < the place evokes memories of happier years > < all of them evoking historical and literary associations of worldwide fame — Sam Pollock > 3. < the opening chapters of the book, although they contain very few descriptive passages, evoke the place marvelously — Basil Taylor > < the sights, the sounds, the smells of Spain are evoked with a vividness that has a physical impact — Harriet de Onís > < to evoke Lincoln the man in marble and bronze was not an easy task for any sculptor — R.P.Basler > Synonyms: see educe |
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